I KNOW some may get little bored pictures Californians column people always seem wearing T-Shirts regardless time year sporting great tans Bud MIKe tioneir holds rirst nis Kit Monoboom AMA size Covered tissue HP powered weighs 191/4 ounces variation wing panel size seems pronounced picture Bodzioch sent couple pictures what its like other parts country just make us see what missing Bud seen picture holding plane John Frank warms engine torch Another picture sent Bud shows very interesting conversion G-2 1 Tigre diesel head made Al Kelly comes complete fake glowplug According Bud Tigre still uses usual 96 88 prop pulls plane much same 35 glow other large diesel Ive seen 29 built Dennis Schauer Slow Rat one-ounce rules engine did make about same power glow better fuel mileage drawback besides starting beast engine design wasnt strong enough eventually suffered mechani cal failure cases broke rods crunched proper diesel 35 would save us bundle glowplugs fuel cost since dont have plug blow first place homemade diesel fuel rather cheap com pared nitro fuels Continued vase 120 46 Model Aviation sporting Phil Cartiers capillarytubing regulator Lto R Fox 15 Supertigre G-20 TWA 36 Fox 36 040 10 tubIng available refrigeration supply stores MACA Dist VI VP John Frank warmsengine longtail Panty Raider held byBud Bodzioch 6th Annual Frozen Finger Flying Festival design Jim Gorny Festival sponsored Chicago Aero-Angels benefit contest MACA FAI pitmans fund Prototype diesel head Al Kelly Bob Bear densengine Brass stock imitation glowplugis real tooler Photo Gerry Sinars OUR AIM T FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT SU 4~Jhtsrpri 4 PLASH STARTING UNRXCRLLED POWER LOWEST DRAIN Jo LONGER LIER GLOW PLUGS 04 SWANSON ASSOCIATES TO ROY II WAYNE NEW JERSEY OTUTO JO ER ROUTE IEREOSARROER NEW JERSEY 05440W little maintain status quo racing events few manufacturers intro can really charge just about anything darn well please since doesnt seem very competitive market place stuff other hand has body out ever considered possi bility specifying fuel racing would Slow Rat go 15% fuel requirement fuel supplied race organizer know sounds far out price fuel getting high maybe time has come give some serious thought few thoughts making fiberglass props Last column offered some sugges tions mold-making included using nylon teflon buttons hub area requires lathe As long have lathe setup should also turn couple small grooves sides buttons give mold material better grip button straight sides illustrated drawings could allow buttons shift resulting poor props Another important point careful about putting clay under prop during initial stages making mold very careful dont flex blades prop forward pressing clay under fact should get clay quite warm before start can put double boiler filled hot tap water can put clay tin can oven 150200 degrees warm before use two techniques cause clay become very soft pliable lessening chance flexing prop blades WR Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Mis souri City TX 77459 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 46 Phil Carder made few suggestions would make diesel competitive FAI Combat again miss stinky critters Restricting venturi size glow requiring suction would put king diesel back game venturi restric tor has suggested others means slowing down Slow Combat planes catch restrictors created equal typical 3/16 restrictor 15 constructed out brass tubing would pass about 70 80% air compared restrictor same ID better shape NA SCAR racers have gone through before turns out area isnt important shape passage Thats mammoth passages motor dont guarantee extra performance An International Tour During stay Dave Clarksons home England Gary Frost discussed possibilities international tour team three combat pilots Racing Aerobatics Speed too other organizations interested would selected three four week tour major contests USA air trans portation could wholly partially subsidized special MACA fund MACA members combat enthu siast could provide in-country transporta tion food lodging Before ask Ill tell whats scheduled some big meets around Nationals four oonsecutive weekends team could see some big-time action presence would add three competitors new style approach 99% will never attend foreign meet will chance meet compete Europeans having get passport next question well get moneys worth So far Europeans read British have done much better invasion force weve sent over Richard Wilkens made quite impression FAI Fast Combat airplane Lake Charles Nationals back 1975 Graham Hayes walked took FAI Bill Allens Labor Day extravaganza Kelly Henocq took first FAI Fast Combat plus third Slow years meet Kelly supr flier rated among top England What will happen British send first Team reading through latest Car Driver came upon article wish would have about models As applied combat would mean someone would prepare good number competi tion models rent out duration contest us have borrowed planes meet returned end day unhurt some times models could moderate performance Slow Combat designs Theyd have approximately same perfor mance level would no advantage using particular bullet-proof center section could used plug foam wings lots tape Sure wouldnt killer Slows theyd equal would take good piloting come out top pilot would pay fixed rate like $10 enter plus repair cost new parts breaks toy $25 day would deal since dont have bring anything except yourself checkbook No building no mess always supply planes available Unless really like building re pairing planes would way go since no investment reason guys dont attend contests due lack equipment incentive fly can talk someone building up such fleet us like fly pinch pennies will like Christmas year long State-of-the-art design refer Monoboom model shown picture features high aspect ratio wing cable pushrod adjustable wing trim inboard tank sophisticated construction Waste time looked through Hoffelt Group instruc tion booklet indeed does tell everything need know about building such model Follow instructions plane almost leaps off board 130 mph does 6-ft loops long wing Isnt elliptical wing used Bosta Spitfire better true Bosta faster cockroach fullescape-mode havent seen Spitfires competition since end Big cable pushrod lighter easier route solid pushrod also trouble thing Id look inboard trim tab inboard fuel system long wing tougher get trimmed right outboard tab first used didnt respond well high angles attack actually made things worse inboard tab works feature could incorporated model make minor adjustments Potato chip wings need apply inboard low pressure fuel system has advan 120 Model Aviation PLANES 1356 Eviln Road BOATS PO Box 227 CARS Panglus Center TRAINS Van Wart 0*145196 Joe Guye 41w 2384625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS writing advertisers mention read about MA CESS Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 40 engine Put 60 under cowl fly circles around competition semi-symmetrical airfoil makes 182 groove yet its docile kitten total scale realism add optional flaps Trike gear pleasant ground handling kit all-balsa lots hardware molded parts speedy construction clear plans special illustrated construction booklet make kit anyone can build Kit features Span 72 Area 702 Sq 5-7 lbs flying weight 4 channel Power 40 60 N 181 2657NE 88hS ee Main Fo da3380 Teephone935 436 iL tage allowing dead lean setting takeoff extra boost pressure centrifugal pressure builds up No longer have set engine rich ground doesnt go over unloads air trade-off course inboard side pre-loaded before since have weight lines several ounces fuel blast-off time Landing no problem because fuel gone look rudder thought got rid along wheels canopy rudder case does what extra weight outboard tip cant make plane track through turns An interesting side note HP powers Hoffelt design late models black case gold anodized head Seems did such good job anodizing head electrical contact hard come suggested screwing sheet metal screw Hoffelt objected Either scrape away some gold use alligator clips attached plug Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Duration/Mouser continued page 55 7 ounces compact 6 inches overall 88-to-one ratio hastens winding-in spool pops off tweak knurled thumbscrew should become necessary switch lines hurry mend snarl price 10-SO about $22 Spare spools Postage hand ling charges Surface mail 4 weeks 30 p up two spare spools Airmail small packet rate SOp plus 25p additional spooL Airmail letter rate sealed 80p plus 40p additional spool Figure out go bank have make out cheque sterling British bank obtain International Money Order payable Maxaid Model ling Products 2 Downfield Close Alveston Bristol B512 2NJ England Maxaid has dozen goodies particular interest Nordic fliers might want send complete listing Ill probably hate myself morning youll send stamped envelope Ill send barely legible copy Like Being Re-Acquainted An old Friend. thats way collegue handed Dip-Er-Do paper airplane hed picked up eastern junket except minor cosmetic dif ferences identical Id child half century ago Sail dating early twenties re ceived Martin Dilly about five years ago appeared Aeromodeller squid funny part wrapper Dip-Er-Do sorts stuff about *Reg TM Patent Pending Some months later clipping Chicago Tribune re-printed Hangar Pilot MLAMA club appeared mail covering interview Dip-ErDos inventor Mike Stone Tribs columnist Mike Stone According clip Stone worked 12 years paper airplane before got right Well guess should tolerant slow learners Hangar Pilots Editor Doc Martin aptly opines wouldnt take 12 years rake back leading edge Sail square off rudder about 12 seconds would necessary. According Hangar Pilot Sail invention Kurt Faulk ex-MIAMA member would about 81 now still around Sail appeared forms including Tastyplane enclosed glassine envelopes loaves bread cup-cake packages marketed Tasty Baking Company Dip-Er-Do great little ffier does exactly what supposed clean loops circles bring right back throwers hand intergal lactic record 12 consecutive no-fumble returns much moving foot Dip-Er-Do can purchased Dipco Products Co 807 Main Street Hackensack NJ 07601 price three $200 $750 per dozen doubt Patent Pending bit would hold up long court prior art still has anything validity patents Mini-Timen following FFFLiar newsletter Alabama FF Flyers Huntsville contest Jim Lewis flying HLG outdoor timeractuated auto-rudder worked Apparent ly Jim playing Mini Bath Tubby bathing grew curious about internal workings little toy workings turned out small 2-gram spring-powered motor Jim mounted gadget right wing OHLG rigged thread timer rudder tab Before release rudder held left-turn position release timer unwinds allowing elastic thread attached right side rudder pull rudder right top launch rudder full right plane transitions nicely right turn timers can found inside variety toys manufactured Tomy Corp selling $150 $200 series called Pocket Pets includes about seven animals another series includes spacemen robots Youll find Mini Bath Tubby bubble packages rack local toy shop somewhat larger motor presumably used some Tomys larger toys such Bath Tubby Mini run-down time bare motor about 1 sec animals legs place about 20 seconds giving revolution winding knob 3 seconds Does give geniuses out readerland ideas first guy send description engine-run timer using motors has demonstrated work gets five bucks Editor Bob generous Kookie Kentest Heres can enter about another six months forewarned forearmed eh mail-in-the-model affairs spon sored annually Mid-Hudson Model Masters no measure allfree-flight club Heretofore mail-in meet intended mainly recipients club newsletter range worldwide club receptive opening up June 1979 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/06
Page Numbers: 46, 120, 121
I KNOW some may get little bored pictures Californians column people always seem wearing T-Shirts regardless time year sporting great tans Bud MIKe tioneir holds rirst nis Kit Monoboom AMA size Covered tissue HP powered weighs 191/4 ounces variation wing panel size seems pronounced picture Bodzioch sent couple pictures what its like other parts country just make us see what missing Bud seen picture holding plane John Frank warms engine torch Another picture sent Bud shows very interesting conversion G-2 1 Tigre diesel head made Al Kelly comes complete fake glowplug According Bud Tigre still uses usual 96 88 prop pulls plane much same 35 glow other large diesel Ive seen 29 built Dennis Schauer Slow Rat one-ounce rules engine did make about same power glow better fuel mileage drawback besides starting beast engine design wasnt strong enough eventually suffered mechani cal failure cases broke rods crunched proper diesel 35 would save us bundle glowplugs fuel cost since dont have plug blow first place homemade diesel fuel rather cheap com pared nitro fuels Continued vase 120 46 Model Aviation sporting Phil Cartiers capillarytubing regulator Lto R Fox 15 Supertigre G-20 TWA 36 Fox 36 040 10 tubIng available refrigeration supply stores MACA Dist VI VP John Frank warmsengine longtail Panty Raider held byBud Bodzioch 6th Annual Frozen Finger Flying Festival design Jim Gorny Festival sponsored Chicago Aero-Angels benefit contest MACA FAI pitmans fund Prototype diesel head Al Kelly Bob Bear densengine Brass stock imitation glowplugis real tooler Photo Gerry Sinars OUR AIM T FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT SU 4~Jhtsrpri 4 PLASH STARTING UNRXCRLLED POWER LOWEST DRAIN Jo LONGER LIER GLOW PLUGS 04 SWANSON ASSOCIATES TO ROY II WAYNE NEW JERSEY OTUTO JO ER ROUTE IEREOSARROER NEW JERSEY 05440W little maintain status quo racing events few manufacturers intro can really charge just about anything darn well please since doesnt seem very competitive market place stuff other hand has body out ever considered possi bility specifying fuel racing would Slow Rat go 15% fuel requirement fuel supplied race organizer know sounds far out price fuel getting high maybe time has come give some serious thought few thoughts making fiberglass props Last column offered some sugges tions mold-making included using nylon teflon buttons hub area requires lathe As long have lathe setup should also turn couple small grooves sides buttons give mold material better grip button straight sides illustrated drawings could allow buttons shift resulting poor props Another important point careful about putting clay under prop during initial stages making mold very careful dont flex blades prop forward pressing clay under fact should get clay quite warm before start can put double boiler filled hot tap water can put clay tin can oven 150200 degrees warm before use two techniques cause clay become very soft pliable lessening chance flexing prop blades WR Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Mis souri City TX 77459 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 46 Phil Carder made few suggestions would make diesel competitive FAI Combat again miss stinky critters Restricting venturi size glow requiring suction would put king diesel back game venturi restric tor has suggested others means slowing down Slow Combat planes catch restrictors created equal typical 3/16 restrictor 15 constructed out brass tubing would pass about 70 80% air compared restrictor same ID better shape NA SCAR racers have gone through before turns out area isnt important shape passage Thats mammoth passages motor dont guarantee extra performance An International Tour During stay Dave Clarksons home England Gary Frost discussed possibilities international tour team three combat pilots Racing Aerobatics Speed too other organizations interested would selected three four week tour major contests USA air trans portation could wholly partially subsidized special MACA fund MACA members combat enthu siast could provide in-country transporta tion food lodging Before ask Ill tell whats scheduled some big meets around Nationals four oonsecutive weekends team could see some big-time action presence would add three competitors new style approach 99% will never attend foreign meet will chance meet compete Europeans having get passport next question well get moneys worth So far Europeans read British have done much better invasion force weve sent over Richard Wilkens made quite impression FAI Fast Combat airplane Lake Charles Nationals back 1975 Graham Hayes walked took FAI Bill Allens Labor Day extravaganza Kelly Henocq took first FAI Fast Combat plus third Slow years meet Kelly supr flier rated among top England What will happen British send first Team reading through latest Car Driver came upon article wish would have about models As applied combat would mean someone would prepare good number competi tion models rent out duration contest us have borrowed planes meet returned end day unhurt some times models could moderate performance Slow Combat designs Theyd have approximately same perfor mance level would no advantage using particular bullet-proof center section could used plug foam wings lots tape Sure wouldnt killer Slows theyd equal would take good piloting come out top pilot would pay fixed rate like $10 enter plus repair cost new parts breaks toy $25 day would deal since dont have bring anything except yourself checkbook No building no mess always supply planes available Unless really like building re pairing planes would way go since no investment reason guys dont attend contests due lack equipment incentive fly can talk someone building up such fleet us like fly pinch pennies will like Christmas year long State-of-the-art design refer Monoboom model shown picture features high aspect ratio wing cable pushrod adjustable wing trim inboard tank sophisticated construction Waste time looked through Hoffelt Group instruc tion booklet indeed does tell everything need know about building such model Follow instructions plane almost leaps off board 130 mph does 6-ft loops long wing Isnt elliptical wing used Bosta Spitfire better true Bosta faster cockroach fullescape-mode havent seen Spitfires competition since end Big cable pushrod lighter easier route solid pushrod also trouble thing Id look inboard trim tab inboard fuel system long wing tougher get trimmed right outboard tab first used didnt respond well high angles attack actually made things worse inboard tab works feature could incorporated model make minor adjustments Potato chip wings need apply inboard low pressure fuel system has advan 120 Model Aviation PLANES 1356 Eviln Road BOATS PO Box 227 CARS Panglus Center TRAINS Van Wart 0*145196 Joe Guye 41w 2384625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS writing advertisers mention read about MA CESS Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 40 engine Put 60 under cowl fly circles around competition semi-symmetrical airfoil makes 182 groove yet its docile kitten total scale realism add optional flaps Trike gear pleasant ground handling kit all-balsa lots hardware molded parts speedy construction clear plans special illustrated construction booklet make kit anyone can build Kit features Span 72 Area 702 Sq 5-7 lbs flying weight 4 channel Power 40 60 N 181 2657NE 88hS ee Main Fo da3380 Teephone935 436 iL tage allowing dead lean setting takeoff extra boost pressure centrifugal pressure builds up No longer have set engine rich ground doesnt go over unloads air trade-off course inboard side pre-loaded before since have weight lines several ounces fuel blast-off time Landing no problem because fuel gone look rudder thought got rid along wheels canopy rudder case does what extra weight outboard tip cant make plane track through turns An interesting side note HP powers Hoffelt design late models black case gold anodized head Seems did such good job anodizing head electrical contact hard come suggested screwing sheet metal screw Hoffelt objected Either scrape away some gold use alligator clips attached plug Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Duration/Mouser continued page 55 7 ounces compact 6 inches overall 88-to-one ratio hastens winding-in spool pops off tweak knurled thumbscrew should become necessary switch lines hurry mend snarl price 10-SO about $22 Spare spools Postage hand ling charges Surface mail 4 weeks 30 p up two spare spools Airmail small packet rate SOp plus 25p additional spooL Airmail letter rate sealed 80p plus 40p additional spool Figure out go bank have make out cheque sterling British bank obtain International Money Order payable Maxaid Model ling Products 2 Downfield Close Alveston Bristol B512 2NJ England Maxaid has dozen goodies particular interest Nordic fliers might want send complete listing Ill probably hate myself morning youll send stamped envelope Ill send barely legible copy Like Being Re-Acquainted An old Friend. thats way collegue handed Dip-Er-Do paper airplane hed picked up eastern junket except minor cosmetic dif ferences identical Id child half century ago Sail dating early twenties re ceived Martin Dilly about five years ago appeared Aeromodeller squid funny part wrapper Dip-Er-Do sorts stuff about *Reg TM Patent Pending Some months later clipping Chicago Tribune re-printed Hangar Pilot MLAMA club appeared mail covering interview Dip-ErDos inventor Mike Stone Tribs columnist Mike Stone According clip Stone worked 12 years paper airplane before got right Well guess should tolerant slow learners Hangar Pilots Editor Doc Martin aptly opines wouldnt take 12 years rake back leading edge Sail square off rudder about 12 seconds would necessary. According Hangar Pilot Sail invention Kurt Faulk ex-MIAMA member would about 81 now still around Sail appeared forms including Tastyplane enclosed glassine envelopes loaves bread cup-cake packages marketed Tasty Baking Company Dip-Er-Do great little ffier does exactly what supposed clean loops circles bring right back throwers hand intergal lactic record 12 consecutive no-fumble returns much moving foot Dip-Er-Do can purchased Dipco Products Co 807 Main Street Hackensack NJ 07601 price three $200 $750 per dozen doubt Patent Pending bit would hold up long court prior art still has anything validity patents Mini-Timen following FFFLiar newsletter Alabama FF Flyers Huntsville contest Jim Lewis flying HLG outdoor timeractuated auto-rudder worked Apparent ly Jim playing Mini Bath Tubby bathing grew curious about internal workings little toy workings turned out small 2-gram spring-powered motor Jim mounted gadget right wing OHLG rigged thread timer rudder tab Before release rudder held left-turn position release timer unwinds allowing elastic thread attached right side rudder pull rudder right top launch rudder full right plane transitions nicely right turn timers can found inside variety toys manufactured Tomy Corp selling $150 $200 series called Pocket Pets includes about seven animals another series includes spacemen robots Youll find Mini Bath Tubby bubble packages rack local toy shop somewhat larger motor presumably used some Tomys larger toys such Bath Tubby Mini run-down time bare motor about 1 sec animals legs place about 20 seconds giving revolution winding knob 3 seconds Does give geniuses out readerland ideas first guy send description engine-run timer using motors has demonstrated work gets five bucks Editor Bob generous Kookie Kentest Heres can enter about another six months forewarned forearmed eh mail-in-the-model affairs spon sored annually Mid-Hudson Model Masters no measure allfree-flight club Heretofore mail-in meet intended mainly recipients club newsletter range worldwide club receptive opening up June 1979 121
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/06
Page Numbers: 46, 120, 121
I KNOW some may get little bored pictures Californians column people always seem wearing T-Shirts regardless time year sporting great tans Bud MIKe tioneir holds rirst nis Kit Monoboom AMA size Covered tissue HP powered weighs 191/4 ounces variation wing panel size seems pronounced picture Bodzioch sent couple pictures what its like other parts country just make us see what missing Bud seen picture holding plane John Frank warms engine torch Another picture sent Bud shows very interesting conversion G-2 1 Tigre diesel head made Al Kelly comes complete fake glowplug According Bud Tigre still uses usual 96 88 prop pulls plane much same 35 glow other large diesel Ive seen 29 built Dennis Schauer Slow Rat one-ounce rules engine did make about same power glow better fuel mileage drawback besides starting beast engine design wasnt strong enough eventually suffered mechani cal failure cases broke rods crunched proper diesel 35 would save us bundle glowplugs fuel cost since dont have plug blow first place homemade diesel fuel rather cheap com pared nitro fuels Continued vase 120 46 Model Aviation sporting Phil Cartiers capillarytubing regulator Lto R Fox 15 Supertigre G-20 TWA 36 Fox 36 040 10 tubIng available refrigeration supply stores MACA Dist VI VP John Frank warmsengine longtail Panty Raider held byBud Bodzioch 6th Annual Frozen Finger Flying Festival design Jim Gorny Festival sponsored Chicago Aero-Angels benefit contest MACA FAI pitmans fund Prototype diesel head Al Kelly Bob Bear densengine Brass stock imitation glowplugis real tooler Photo Gerry Sinars OUR AIM T FLYING SPECIALIZING IN OT FF KITS AND ENGINES FOR THE COMPETITOR WE HAVE THE HOT EQUIPMENT SU 4~Jhtsrpri 4 PLASH STARTING UNRXCRLLED POWER LOWEST DRAIN Jo LONGER LIER GLOW PLUGS 04 SWANSON ASSOCIATES TO ROY II WAYNE NEW JERSEY OTUTO JO ER ROUTE IEREOSARROER NEW JERSEY 05440W little maintain status quo racing events few manufacturers intro can really charge just about anything darn well please since doesnt seem very competitive market place stuff other hand has body out ever considered possi bility specifying fuel racing would Slow Rat go 15% fuel requirement fuel supplied race organizer know sounds far out price fuel getting high maybe time has come give some serious thought few thoughts making fiberglass props Last column offered some sugges tions mold-making included using nylon teflon buttons hub area requires lathe As long have lathe setup should also turn couple small grooves sides buttons give mold material better grip button straight sides illustrated drawings could allow buttons shift resulting poor props Another important point careful about putting clay under prop during initial stages making mold very careful dont flex blades prop forward pressing clay under fact should get clay quite warm before start can put double boiler filled hot tap water can put clay tin can oven 150200 degrees warm before use two techniques cause clay become very soft pliable lessening chance flexing prop blades WR Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Mis souri City TX 77459 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 46 Phil Carder made few suggestions would make diesel competitive FAI Combat again miss stinky critters Restricting venturi size glow requiring suction would put king diesel back game venturi restric tor has suggested others means slowing down Slow Combat planes catch restrictors created equal typical 3/16 restrictor 15 constructed out brass tubing would pass about 70 80% air compared restrictor same ID better shape NA SCAR racers have gone through before turns out area isnt important shape passage Thats mammoth passages motor dont guarantee extra performance An International Tour During stay Dave Clarksons home England Gary Frost discussed possibilities international tour team three combat pilots Racing Aerobatics Speed too other organizations interested would selected three four week tour major contests USA air trans portation could wholly partially subsidized special MACA fund MACA members combat enthu siast could provide in-country transporta tion food lodging Before ask Ill tell whats scheduled some big meets around Nationals four oonsecutive weekends team could see some big-time action presence would add three competitors new style approach 99% will never attend foreign meet will chance meet compete Europeans having get passport next question well get moneys worth So far Europeans read British have done much better invasion force weve sent over Richard Wilkens made quite impression FAI Fast Combat airplane Lake Charles Nationals back 1975 Graham Hayes walked took FAI Bill Allens Labor Day extravaganza Kelly Henocq took first FAI Fast Combat plus third Slow years meet Kelly supr flier rated among top England What will happen British send first Team reading through latest Car Driver came upon article wish would have about models As applied combat would mean someone would prepare good number competi tion models rent out duration contest us have borrowed planes meet returned end day unhurt some times models could moderate performance Slow Combat designs Theyd have approximately same perfor mance level would no advantage using particular bullet-proof center section could used plug foam wings lots tape Sure wouldnt killer Slows theyd equal would take good piloting come out top pilot would pay fixed rate like $10 enter plus repair cost new parts breaks toy $25 day would deal since dont have bring anything except yourself checkbook No building no mess always supply planes available Unless really like building re pairing planes would way go since no investment reason guys dont attend contests due lack equipment incentive fly can talk someone building up such fleet us like fly pinch pennies will like Christmas year long State-of-the-art design refer Monoboom model shown picture features high aspect ratio wing cable pushrod adjustable wing trim inboard tank sophisticated construction Waste time looked through Hoffelt Group instruc tion booklet indeed does tell everything need know about building such model Follow instructions plane almost leaps off board 130 mph does 6-ft loops long wing Isnt elliptical wing used Bosta Spitfire better true Bosta faster cockroach fullescape-mode havent seen Spitfires competition since end Big cable pushrod lighter easier route solid pushrod also trouble thing Id look inboard trim tab inboard fuel system long wing tougher get trimmed right outboard tab first used didnt respond well high angles attack actually made things worse inboard tab works feature could incorporated model make minor adjustments Potato chip wings need apply inboard low pressure fuel system has advan 120 Model Aviation PLANES 1356 Eviln Road BOATS PO Box 227 CARS Panglus Center TRAINS Van Wart 0*145196 Joe Guye 41w 2384625 WE BUY OR TRADE OLD ENGINES AND KITS writing advertisers mention read about MA CESS Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 40 engine Put 60 under cowl fly circles around competition semi-symmetrical airfoil makes 182 groove yet its docile kitten total scale realism add optional flaps Trike gear pleasant ground handling kit all-balsa lots hardware molded parts speedy construction clear plans special illustrated construction booklet make kit anyone can build Kit features Span 72 Area 702 Sq 5-7 lbs flying weight 4 channel Power 40 60 N 181 2657NE 88hS ee Main Fo da3380 Teephone935 436 iL tage allowing dead lean setting takeoff extra boost pressure centrifugal pressure builds up No longer have set engine rich ground doesnt go over unloads air trade-off course inboard side pre-loaded before since have weight lines several ounces fuel blast-off time Landing no problem because fuel gone look rudder thought got rid along wheels canopy rudder case does what extra weight outboard tip cant make plane track through turns An interesting side note HP powers Hoffelt design late models black case gold anodized head Seems did such good job anodizing head electrical contact hard come suggested screwing sheet metal screw Hoffelt objected Either scrape away some gold use alligator clips attached plug Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Duration/Mouser continued page 55 7 ounces compact 6 inches overall 88-to-one ratio hastens winding-in spool pops off tweak knurled thumbscrew should become necessary switch lines hurry mend snarl price 10-SO about $22 Spare spools Postage hand ling charges Surface mail 4 weeks 30 p up two spare spools Airmail small packet rate SOp plus 25p additional spooL Airmail letter rate sealed 80p plus 40p additional spool Figure out go bank have make out cheque sterling British bank obtain International Money Order payable Maxaid Model ling Products 2 Downfield Close Alveston Bristol B512 2NJ England Maxaid has dozen goodies particular interest Nordic fliers might want send complete listing Ill probably hate myself morning youll send stamped envelope Ill send barely legible copy Like Being Re-Acquainted An old Friend. thats way collegue handed Dip-Er-Do paper airplane hed picked up eastern junket except minor cosmetic dif ferences identical Id child half century ago Sail dating early twenties re ceived Martin Dilly about five years ago appeared Aeromodeller squid funny part wrapper Dip-Er-Do sorts stuff about *Reg TM Patent Pending Some months later clipping Chicago Tribune re-printed Hangar Pilot MLAMA club appeared mail covering interview Dip-ErDos inventor Mike Stone Tribs columnist Mike Stone According clip Stone worked 12 years paper airplane before got right Well guess should tolerant slow learners Hangar Pilots Editor Doc Martin aptly opines wouldnt take 12 years rake back leading edge Sail square off rudder about 12 seconds would necessary. According Hangar Pilot Sail invention Kurt Faulk ex-MIAMA member would about 81 now still around Sail appeared forms including Tastyplane enclosed glassine envelopes loaves bread cup-cake packages marketed Tasty Baking Company Dip-Er-Do great little ffier does exactly what supposed clean loops circles bring right back throwers hand intergal lactic record 12 consecutive no-fumble returns much moving foot Dip-Er-Do can purchased Dipco Products Co 807 Main Street Hackensack NJ 07601 price three $200 $750 per dozen doubt Patent Pending bit would hold up long court prior art still has anything validity patents Mini-Timen following FFFLiar newsletter Alabama FF Flyers Huntsville contest Jim Lewis flying HLG outdoor timeractuated auto-rudder worked Apparent ly Jim playing Mini Bath Tubby bathing grew curious about internal workings little toy workings turned out small 2-gram spring-powered motor Jim mounted gadget right wing OHLG rigged thread timer rudder tab Before release rudder held left-turn position release timer unwinds allowing elastic thread attached right side rudder pull rudder right top launch rudder full right plane transitions nicely right turn timers can found inside variety toys manufactured Tomy Corp selling $150 $200 series called Pocket Pets includes about seven animals another series includes spacemen robots Youll find Mini Bath Tubby bubble packages rack local toy shop somewhat larger motor presumably used some Tomys larger toys such Bath Tubby Mini run-down time bare motor about 1 sec animals legs place about 20 seconds giving revolution winding knob 3 seconds Does give geniuses out readerland ideas first guy send description engine-run timer using motors has demonstrated work gets five bucks Editor Bob generous Kookie Kentest Heres can enter about another six months forewarned forearmed eh mail-in-the-model affairs spon sored annually Mid-Hudson Model Masters no measure allfree-flight club Heretofore mail-in meet intended mainly recipients club newsletter range worldwide club receptive opening up June 1979 121